Yesterday the official poster for the XII Flamenco Festival Torreón del Cante was presented at the Peña Flamenca del Sur, together with the councillor for Culture, Juan Carlos Maldonado, the board of directors of the Peña, the author of the poster and the presenter Salvador de la Peña. The poster, made by Eduardo Castillo, reveals the artists of this year's edition: Iván Chaskío, winner of the Torreón del Cante Contest, and Luis Heredia El Polaco will be on vocals, Carlos Haro on guitar and the Flamenco Company of Juan A. Pérez wil be dancing.

This year the festival is dedicated to the late president of the Federation of Peñas Flamencas in Málaga, Diego Pérez. For the Mijas Town Hall, this event prmotes the culture of Mijas. As the councillor for the department Juan Carlos Maldonado, said, "this festival is for the municipality and, in particular, for La Cala, an exhibition of our strongest and most powerful cultural expression, which is flamenco. In Mijas as well as sun and beach,we have a wide gastronomic, cultural and leisure offer that elevates the municipality to an international level". 

For his part, Salvador de la Peña recalled that the"Peña Flamenca del Sur will soon be celebrating its 40th anniversary". In addition, both Salvador de la Peña and Juan Carlos Maldonado highlighted the sponsors of the festival, and thanked La Cala Resort and Caja Rural de Granada for their collaboration. 

Remember this event will take place in the Torreón in La Cala, on Saturday 20th of July at 22:00 hours. The entrance will be free.

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